BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Chris Gayle’s half-century headlined Jamaica Tallawah’s five-run victory over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, to send the hosts tumbling to their second defeat in three days, in the Caribbean Premier League here yesterday.
The superstar opener stroked a top score of 51 off 36 deliveries as Tallawahs, sent in at Warner Park, finished on 153 for seven off their 20 overs.
Scoreboard
TALLAWAHS
C Walton lbw b Santokie 3
*C Gayle c Badree b Perera 51
+K Sangakkara run out 26
R Powell c Badree b Shamsi 4
Shakib Al Hasan c Carter b Shamsi 7
A Russell not out 34
Imad Wasim run out 19
T Allen b Perera 0
D Steyn not out 1
Extras (lb2, w6) 8
TOTAL (7 wkts, 20 overs) 153
Did not bat: K Williams, J Jaggesar.
Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-52, 3-74, 4-93, 5-107, 6-152, 7-152.
Bowling: Santokie 4-0-42-1, Perera 4-0-28-2 (w2), Brathwaite 4-0-28-0 (w1), Shamsi 4-0-17-2 (w2), Badree 2-0-21-0, Carter 2-0-15-0.
PATRIOTS
L Simmons b Imad Wasim 29
E Lewis c sub (N Bonner) b Williams 8
*F du Plessis c & b Jaggesar 27
J Carter st Sangakkara b Shakib Al Hasan 27
T Perera c Shakib Al Hasan b Williams 7
B Hodge b Williams 12
C Brathwaite b Steyn 1
+D Thomas not out 25
K Santokie not out 2
Extras (lb2, w6, nb2) 10
TOTAL (7 wkts, 20 overs) 148
Did not bat: S Badree, T Shamsi.
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-51, 3-94, 4-98, 5-116, 6-119, 7-119.
Bowling: Steyn 4-0-21-1 (w4), Williams 4-0-23-3 (w2, nb2), Shakib al Hasan 4-0-25-1, Imad Wasim 2-0-21-1, Allen 3-0-38-0, Jaggesar 3-0-18-1.
Result: Tallawahs won by five runs.
Points: Tallawahs 2, Patriots 0.
Man-of-the-Match: Kesrick Williams.
Toss: Patriots.
Umpires: L Reifer, J Ward; TV – C Tuckett.
